Roller skating has made a comeback thanks to TikTok, but that's not what inspired me to take up the hobby. I hadn't been skating since I was a kid. My now-husband, who loves to skate, reintroduced me to roller skating when we first started dating four years ago.
I have a tendency to procrastinate when something seems unappealing or difficult to do. I might avoid doing something when I don’t know how or where to start.
A friend recently asked if I had advice for choosing between two things that have their set of pros and cons. I assumed it was work-related since she's currently looking for a job. Not knowing the context or what the choices were, I gave her general advice.
My former philosophy teacher used to say, “Don’t should yourself.” It sounds funny but is good advice. Something that I thought of when I read a passage of Louise Hay’s book You Can Heal Yourself.
I heard one of my favorite hymns, "Be Not Afraid" in church today. It's a song I learned when I was a child.